Alpheus Felch

Alpheus Felch (28 September 1804-13 June 1896) was Governor of Michigan (D) from 5 January 1846 to 3 March 1847, succeeding John S. Barry and preceding William L. Greenly, and a US Senator from 4 March 1847 to 4 March 1853, succeeding William Woodbridge and preceding Charles E. Stuart.

Biography
Alpheus Felch was born in Limerick, Maine in 1804, and he practiced law in Houlton, Maine from 1830 to 1833. He moved to Monroe, Michigan in 1833, and he served in the state legislature before serving as Governor from 1846 to 1847 and as a US Senator from 1847 to 1853. He died in Ann Arbor in 1896.